Urine collector for female use

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to an improved urine collector for female use. The inventive collector comprises a body which is triangular in plan and which is made from an elastomer material. According to the invention, the body is equipped with: a first recess ( 3 ) which is disposed at the end of the peripheral flange ( 2 ) thereof, said recess ( 3 ) being defined by two lateral tongue elements; and a second recess ( 4 ). Moreover, a tubular projection ( 7 ) is provided in the lateral zone of said second recess. The aforementioned recess ( 4 ) also comprises a zone ( 8 ) which adopts the form of a bellows or fold.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present specification refers to a Utility Model application corresponding to an improved urine collector for female use, having the purpose of being configured as a body obtained from elastomer materials having a configuration suitable for being adapted to the outer perimetral zone of the urinary organ of a female user, having a tongue element provided with two projections between which there is a recessed zone allowing its adhesion on the perineum of the user, leaving the anus completely free, the tongue element being die-cut for the purpose of being effectively adapted on the irregularities of the skin and being able to be bent on the folds or on deformations which the surface of the skin may have, having on the end of the cavity adjacent to the collector element a series of folds defining the existence of a flexible zone, achieving that when the urine collector is connected to a cannula and a potential stretching occurs, the bellows is also stretched and the urine collector undergoes no pulling that may provoke the separation thereof from the body of the user.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention is applicable within the industry dedicated to the manufacture of urine collector elements, equipment and devices for temporarily or permanently bedridden patients.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The applicant is aware of the current existence of a Utility Model filed in Spain with number 200200220 relating to a urine collector for female use.

In accordance with the configuration thereof and without detracting from any of the substantial features of the invention, it has been verified that this collector protected in said Utility Model, in accordance with the shape of the tongue element, partially covers the anus in its application, and when a cannula is incorporated on the urine collector conduit, it may in turn cause the accidental pulling of the body of the collector, separating it from the fixing surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The improved urine collector for female use proposed by the invention has a general configuration that is notably suitable for preventing both the covering of the anus of the user and the pulling thereof should a cannula be fixed on the collector.

More specifically, the improved urine collector for female use object of the invention is formed from a body made from an elastomer material adopting a plan shape similar to a triangle, a central recess being arranged on the narrower end for the purpose of passing over the anus or freeing it from being covered, remaining adhered to the perineum of the user.

Said tongue element is die-cut so that this zone suitably adapts to the irregularities of the skin and at the same time can be bent on the folds or deformations that the skin may have.

The invention is provided with a tubular projection of increasing width configured as the outlet or zone for the passing of the urine towards the direct collector thereof, to which end incorporated in the invention in the upper zone of the tubular projection is an area shaped like a non-rigid bellows or folds, achieving that when a cannula is connected on the collector, and specifically on the tubular zone, possible pulling is avoided, and if so required the bellows stretches, and accordingly the general collector cannot come loose from the zone for the fixing thereof on the body of the user.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description being made and for the purpose of helping to better understand the features of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to the present specification as an integral part thereof, wherein the following is shown with an illustrative and non-limiting character:

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the object of the invention corresponding to an improved urine collector for female use, the existence of the recess passing over the anus and allowing its fixing on the female perineum being seen in this graphic representation.

FIG. 2 shows a side elevational view of the object shown in FIG. 1, wherein the existence of the bellows completely or partially preventing the collector from coming loose from the body of the user should a cannula be incorporated, which may cause pulling, can be seen.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of these figures, it can be observed how the improved urine collector (1) for female use is formed by a body (2) made from an elastomer material, having a perimetral configuration similar to a triangle and incorporating a recess (3) defined by two lateral tongue elements in coincidence with the narrower end, incorporating a hollow area (4) provided with a projection (5) and a valve (6) in the central zone, whereas on the opposite side it incorporates a tubular conduit (7) projecting from zone (4), and specifically from the hollow zone (2), the hollow zone (2) having a bellows-like configuration (8) in correspondence with the zone from which the projection (7) originates. 

1. an improved urine collector for female use, of the type made up of a body made from an elastomer material and adopting a shape that is triangular in plan and two of its three vertexes being rounded, the general body having a recess (4) or concave area, externally having a conduit (7) coupling to a flexible conduit, and having a valve (5) provided with a projection (6) emerging from zone (4), characterized in that there is a recess (3) at the end of the peripheral flange (2) defined by two lateral tongue elements, and in recess (4) and in coincidence with the side through which the tubular projection (7) emerges, the recess (4) has a zone (8) configured as a bellows or fold. 